An excellent essay by Robert Reich about how Ayn Rand's attack on the idea of the common good has become, from Reagan to Trump, the foundation of "conservative" politics in the US, and how this philosophy undermines the very basis of American democracy with its notion of the common good.
#AynRand #Trump #Reagan #Republicans #CommonGood
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-common-good-chapter-2-what-good
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